Opsware Network Automation System 7 Advances Industry's Number One Network Change and Configuration Management Software

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2007

New Release Delivers Deep Automation for Network Lifecycle Management Coupled with Fully Integrated Process Management

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center Automation software, today introduced Opsware Network Automation System 7, further cementing Opsware's leadership and technical superiority in the network change and configuration management (NCCM) market. Opsware Network Automation System 7 builds upon the software's award-winning capabilities in four key areas, including intelligent software analysis and remediation; network run-time compliance enforcement; next-generation networking support; and process-powered network automation. These advancements enable customers to more rapidly meet stringent compliance requirements while delivering significant improvements in service levels, quality and ROI.

In today's globally distributed networks, IT is burdened with a lack of visibility and control over network devices due to the explosive growth in network size and technologies. This chaos has increased the amount of time spent managing repetitive, error-prone manual tasks, heightened the risk of non-compliance, and placed IT under immense pressure to do more with fewer resources. The combination of these factors is driving the immediate need for automated change and configuration management on a global scale. Opsware Network Automation System 7 is designed to meet this need and address these challenges head-on.

Breakthroughs Delivered in Opsware Network Automation System 7

The new version of Opsware Network Automation System continues Opsware product leadership in NCCM with a number of industry firsts, including:

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"Opsware Network Automation System 7 provides deep automation capabilities across all network devices in any type of environment, coupled with fully integrated process automation," said Tim Howes, CTO and EVP of research and development at Opsware Inc. "Our customers are continually dealing with the two main themes of this release: compliance and network interoperability. Version 7's proactive compliance enforcement and deeper integration across Opsware's own product line and with third-party vendors' systems can help network administrators achieve orders of magnitude savings in labor costs while still making dramatic improvements in service levels."

Opsware Network Automation System 7 is expected to be generally available in the Fall of 2007.

About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW)

Opsware, the world's leading IT automation company, unlocks the promise of technology by accelerating IT to zero latency. The company's software, the Opsware System, automates the entire data center, from provisioning to patching, configuration to compliance and discovery to deployment, turning data center operations into a competitive advantage for business. Opsware's technology is used by hundreds of companies worldwide including banks, service providers, retailers, manufacturers and Internet companies with IT environments ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of servers, network devices, storage devices and IT processes. For more information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at www.opsware.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the benefits and capabilities of our software products. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a software company is limited, and that the products may not perform as described. More information about these and other factors that could affect our business are included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 13, 2007 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file during the fiscal year.

The determination of when the new automation capabilities described in this release will be made generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of Opsware Inc.